1997 AUDI A4 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 AUDI A4 — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Start: 2001-01-13

fire · 314446 · 2001-09-14

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: A4
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

HEATED DRIVER SEAT ACTIVATED FOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE LESS THAN 20 DEGREES.. SMOKE FILLED CAR AND PORTION OF SEAT MELTED (VINYL) WHILE TRUNK WAS BEING LOADED WITH LUGAGE. TURNED HEATER OFF AND AIRED OUT CAR.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 752204
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown